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Bedford 007C

Neighbourhood

South Bedford. 1,324 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bedford 007C is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
42.0
Joint 4,046th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,366
Joint 16,773rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bedford 007C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Bedford 007CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 2.7 to 56.8. The middle area is 14.9. Bedford 007C is 42.0.
42.08th most deprived
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 007C is 1,366.
1,36630th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 10.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.9%. Bedford 007C is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 35th highest
Claimant rate117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 0.8% to 15.5%. The middle area is 3.4%. Bedford 007C is 8.8%.
8.8%9th highest

Is Bedford 007C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 007C at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.5 per 1,000 people across Goldington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 007C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (65), other crime (46) and anti-social behaviour (35).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bedford

These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Bedford and not Bedford 007C alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£330,462
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 133rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
196,398
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bedford 007C in brief

Bedford 007C has a deprivation score of 42.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Bedford 007C had 1,366 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 007C, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedford 007C, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.